Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sheela-na-gig
Kilmacomma, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmacomma
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WA001-029----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A sheela-na-gig was found in a sand-pit c. 1890 at Kilmacomma and displayed on the wall of an outhouse. It was subsequently removed and buried, and is now untraceable. It is described as a figure 'two and a half foot in height' (H c. 0.76m) with well-defined facial features (Freitag 2004, 145; Lyons 1937, 127-8).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 05 June 2012
References
Lyons, P. 1937 Miscellanea - Sheela-na-gig at Kilmacomma, Co. Waterford. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 67, 127-8.
Freitag, B. 2004 Sheela-na-gigs: unravelling an enigma. London. Routledge.